MALKA219 Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) Course description

On successful completion of the course, the student has the following learning outcomes

classified as knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can analyze and critically assess the scientific work of others
• can choose and apply relevant methods of data collection for research or scientific inquiry.

Skills

The student

• can apply the ethical and technical principles that govern scientific research and publication, including international citation and reference standards
• can demonstrate that they can conduct a supervised research project in accordance with research ethics guidelines and regulations, and guidelines from relevant governmental bodies (i.e. The Norwegian Data Protection Authority, relevant Norwegian Research Ethics Committees and so on)
• can write a thesis according to criteria determined by the university college
• can critically assess the results of his own work
• can critically assess various sources of information

Competence

The student

• can participate and promote the development of learning in complex systems
• can justify their professional behavior with reference to ethical guidelines, general ethical considerations and their own assessment of the situation
• can analyze and critically assess various sources of information with relevance for the thesis.

On successful completion of the course, the student has the following learning outcomes classified as knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can describe and explain the evolution of organization and management theory within the social context of its time, and discuss core concepts of some classics of organization and management literature
• can describe and explain organizations and organizational behavior using concepts from systems theory and behavior analysis
• can discuss learning in organizations
• can describe core themes within management and organizations theories, like conflict of interests, power and decisions
• can describe and exemplify concepts and strategies from behavior analysis in performance management
• can describe and explain competition and cooperation from a behavioral perspective

Skills

The student

• can describe and discuss basis; matrix, and project organizations and argue for the application of these different types of organizational principles depending on the objectives of the organization
• can use relevant tools from Organizational Behavior Management/Performance Management.

Competence

The student

• can balance resource allocation, and ensure that support functions add value to the core activities of the organization
• can maximize human, financial and technological resources in order to achieve the organization's objectives
• can present core principles of Organizational Behavior Management to others in a way that meets the requirements of professional scientific communication
• can present core principles of Organizational Behavior Management to the public

Coursework requirements

a. Two research ethics seminars are 100 % attendance required before submitting the thesis outline

b. Approval of thesis outline

c. Submit a signed contract with the appointed supervisor

Thesis. Submission of master's thesis according to program specifications, consisting of 2 scientific articles with a common theme. Technical standards according to the current APA manual.

Submitting dates each year: June 15th and November 15th.

Thesis format

The Master's thesis consists of two papers. Paper I introduces the relevant field of inquiry, primarily in the form of a review, over no more than 25 pages. This paper gives a general perspective on the research questions of the field and serves as an introduction to the research paper (paper II). Paper II must not exceed 40 pages. The papers are written according to the current APA Publishing Manual Standard; double spaced Times New Roman size 12 with standard margins for MS Office Word.

All

None

One internal and one external examiner

Defining a research question, collecting empirical data, reading relevant literature and writing the thesis under supervision.

Replicating the research of others is a legitimate and acceptable basis for theses.